Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-10

A story Of the Early settlement Of
Tennessee,

| Edmund II tFAse ~ HGrpsTs N l3dzfAe
In the time Of the Revolution this
region vas teDantsd by fierce tribe Of
Indians called ChiekAmAuaAs. Tbs first
aetsIeFs of Nashville came into collision
With them when they took th ir peTilous
way down the Tennessee 10 that remote
outpost Of civilization, and for many
years they waged an unFeisnttnR war
upon the whites. Time and again SEWER
invaded their HtronRholds at and near
Chattanooga, burned their town, de-
stEoyed their crops, and drove the
braVeat Of their Warriors like frightened
deer into the mountains. But they could
not be subdued until SEWER could dis
cover their mountain Businesses. Hiding
in them till the storm was over, the
misereants would again emerge into the
daylight, rebuild their birohbark cabins
and resume their haFbATous warfare.
For eighteen years they we're the ter
FOF Of the entire border. SEWER was
well nigh everywhere, bat even bis sleep
Ieas vigilance could not guard every
scattered dwelling. Issuing IN small
parties these wretehes woald fall at mid
night upon some unprotected farm.
house, plumber aud slay the occupants,
and be back IN their inaccessible hanuts
before pursuit could be undertaken.
Every white man prayed for vengeance
upon them. bat antil their secret hAnnts
were known the prayer could not be an
sweFed. Al last, however, came the
stripping David who was 20 meet this
Goliath OF Gath, and through him the
power Of the OhiekamAugas was broken
He was boy I fifteen, named jos aph
Brown, and his story IL remark able
instance of long studied vengeance 10
one so young; bat space will allow me
TO refer 10 only two of It's incidents.
His father had been allowed some lands
10 the vicinity Of Nashville for services
In the Revelation, and in 1873 be set our
With bis family 10 settle apon them.
Within a few miles of Chattanooga bis
boat was suddenly surrounded by about
forty Indian canoes, and In few mo
ments his hesdless body lay at the bot
tom Of the Tennessee. HIS tws oldest
sons and four other young men we're 1T
once murdered. and his wife and four
younger children made prisoners. Jo-
seph's eaptor was young half breed
brave named CHA hAtt- ala, who spared
his life that he might be the slave Of
bis mother-a degraded French woman
who had been brought up and married
among the Uhiekamaugas. He took
Joseph TO her cabin and then returned
TO the boat 90 seonre his share Of the
plunder. lie had scarcely gone when
there appeared at the door of the cabin
Cutteatoy, the head chief Of the small
town Of TuskeRee, opposite Chatta-
nooga, with dozen Of his warriors, de-
manding the boy frem the French won
an. He said the lad was old enough to
notice everything, and II allowed 90 live
would escape aud would some day pilot
an army to destroy them all. The boy
could not understand bis words, bat he
did bis actions. A dozen kbives aud
tomahawks cleaned above him. bat
they did not fall, for the woman spEanR
before the boy, declaring nov that he
should not be murdered, and saved bis
life.
For more than year she boy WAS a
prisoner among the ChiekAmAugAs, en-
during all sorts Of hardships, but mean
while discovering all their hiding places
In the mountains. Then he was liberated
by John Siyier and returned 30 his
friends in south CarOliua.
Taen the words Of Cutteatoy came 30
him: HE Is cid enough 70 notice every
thine. aud some day he will escape and
and briag an army here" Again and
again the words came 30 toe boy, tail the
idea became his controlling thought.
Gradually then Il began 80 dawn upon
him that God had saved bis life for
purpose, aud that purpose was ven.
ReAnoe upon the CniokHmRaEas.
Bat he kept his thoughts to himself.
for experience bad taught him 90 be ST
lent and patient aud wary So be wait
ed until be was Rearly ni1eseen and had
grown to the stature OF manhood. Then
he proposed b bus mother 20 carry oat
hia fathers intention Of settling 90 his
lands near Nashville. This be did 90
be within striking distance OF the Chick
Rmangas.
They travelled overland to Nashville.
and on his fathers lands the bay. not
vet nineteen, baiit cabin aud rs inmed
the duties II head Of the family.
Now the yoath thoashs himself old
enough TO take part in the bloody drama
that was being enacted everywhere
about him, He repaired Ia James Rob
ertson, who had military command Of
the Nashville district, and tsld him that
he knew Ute secrrs Businesses Of the
river Indians. and could pilot an army
20 their rear which might destroy them.
Robertson heard hitr gladly, bat SHOOK
his head, saying that he could do moth
ing. The orders Of the government
were imperative that both Ne aud Se
yier should act strictly on the defensive.
and under no circumstances iuva = the
Cherokee coantry. spain held o lisi
ana aud the mouths Of the Mississippi.
and gas IN alliance with the Creeks aud
Cherokees. An Attask upon them woald
provoke collision With her and tia,
the tutantile republic WAS tot prepared
for. while a.! the wisdom and ptud
OF W ashingtun Was required 10 avoid
another wAr With Great Britain. 80 20,
tee wears Sewer and Robertson held
thtir hands. while death lurked hesids
every mans dwelling. Tie farmpi
coald not fell tree. gather crop or ~
IN bis doerwsy vtstoat loaded nd.
beside him, In population 81 5O4, II
she Nashville district. the Killed yer,
from sixty 10 seventy yearly. Az las
when some Of the d - men to tue DIS
trict had fallen. the Nashville peapl,
rose, enroll, 4 themselves and demand +,
90 Se led against thr CntckAnAugas
Then Robertson gave wsy. aud srudin,
route for an arm tbroaga the woods 1,
Nicaisck. ~
IL VAS more than a huedFel sitss
through a trAckless forest, Wkere nevr
a white naan had beeu, and bshtu,
every trve might lark htokAmaasa
bat ~ b tao - three aaul saAntOUs IA
yoeng man weul sad Fetgrued 10 safety
Rs the roats b. had b,az &. 5 force
$50 men soan followed, add soc rvsi B.
~ history, tie hssd chief ~ n.
fihlckamauEas wss Killed. aus seven p,
of thrtF sNrttors. ard tier tCw4 -
laid IN ashes hut uaorc ih~n thts, h,
luelaHs YER sh &c that tatit secfs
hsu8ts we're discovered, And bence tba
fursnsg eongl o. With the waltss wUag,
result 10 their uwa sxteFm.u mates
In tie ngss yaang sro4n sas &c
frosted Stfh the coumAnd 81 3 eou
paRy detailed 10 sntsEe~pi a nsEbt O.
the Indians g. she cave % Me- sea
When De retained 50 tie town be aske.
u any prisoners bad hnsn takes H.